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Vereinbarkeit von Erwerbsarbeit und Familienarbeit als aktuelle und zentrale Zielsetzung der Familienpolitik
Lampert, Heinz - Institut für Volkswirschaftlehre, Fakultät für … - 2001
Gainful employment of women, especially of married women as well as of mothers has increased in Germany to a remarkable extent during the last decades. At the same time the number of births has strongly diminished. The author analyses the reasons underlying this development and the consequences...
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Die Bedeutung der Familien und der Familienpolitik für die Entwicklung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
Lampert, Heinz - 2002
Die Familienpolitik wird weithin als ein Teilbereich der Sozialpolitik verstanden, in dem es darum geht, die Familie … entsprechend der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts dagegen wird die Notwendigkeit einer Familienpolitik aus den … und der Familienpolitik vor dem Hintergrund der Schrumpfung und Alterung der Bevölkerung, der Ziele wirtschaftliches …
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Die Bedeutung der Familien und der Familienpolitik fuer die Entwicklung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
Lampert, Heinz - Institut für Volkswirschaftlehre, Fakultät für … - 2002
Family policy usually is regarded as a section of social policy, aiming at the protection and support of families by improving their living conditions. According to newly developed economic understanding and following the jurisdiction of the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court...
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The effects of California's paid family leave program on mothers' leave-taking and subsequent labor market outcomes
Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher J.; Waldfogel, Jane - 2011
This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999-2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286886
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The effects of California's paid family leave program on mothers' leave-taking and subsequent labor market outcomes
Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher J.; Waldfogel, Jane - 2011
This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999-2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524387
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Employment and Labor Supply Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansion : Theory and Evidence
Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore; Strain, Michael R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion increased government benefits to families, and especially to families with the lowest incomes. Economic theory predicts that this policy intervention would have led to a reduction in labor supply among adults in those families. Our review of available...
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The Disability Discrimination Act in the UK : Helping or Hindering Employment Amongst the Disabled?
Bell, David N.F.; Heitmüller, Axel - 2005
The enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 triggered a substantial academic debate about its consequences on employment rates of disabled people. In contrast, the employment provision of the 1996 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in Britain has received little...
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Gender and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and evidence
Blackden, Mark; Canagarajah, Sudharshan; Klasen, Stephan; … - 2006
The study suggests that gender inequality acts as a significant constraint to growth in sub-Saharan Africa, and that removing gender-based barriers to growth will make a substantial contribution to realizing Africa’s economic potential. In particular we highlight gender gaps in education,...
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Top down or bottom up? : a cross-national study of vertical occupational sex segregation in twelve European countries
Schäfer, Andrea; Tucci, Ingrid; Gottschall, Karin - 2012
Starting with a comparative assessment of different welfare regimes and political economies from the perspective of gender awareness and "pro-women" policies, this paper identifies the determinants of cross-national variation in women's chances of being in a high-status occupation in twelve West...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580114
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Top down or bottom up? : a cross-national study of vertical occupational sex segregation in twelve European Countries
Schäfer, Andrea; Tucci, Ingrid; Gottschall, Karin - 2011
Starting with a comparative assessment of different welfare regimes and political economies from the perspective of gender awareness and "pro-women" policies, this paper identifies the determinants of cross-national variation in women's chances of being in a high-status occupation in twelve West...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009355609